Inbox TriageHow do I get a daily email brief from my AI?
What prompt should I schedule?
Start with this, then change the times and wording to suit you:
Every weekday at 8am and 3pm, check my inboxes: what needs me, what can wait, and what looks like a scam.
To shape it, add a line such as "In my brief, put anything from a client or with a deadline this week first."
How do I schedule it in each app?
| App | How | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Claude | Describe the brief and its times in Cowork, then click Schedule. | Needs a paid Claude plan. Runs even while your computer sleeps. |
| Claude Code | Type /schedule, or add a routine at claude.ai/code/routines. |
Needs a paid Claude plan. Routines use your claude.ai connectors, so add Inbox Triage there. |
| ChatGPT | Ask ChatGPT to run the prompt on a schedule. Manage it later under Scheduled. | Limits depend on your ChatGPT plan. |
| Codex | In a Codex chat, ask it to run the brief every weekday morning. | Runs only while the ChatGPT desktop app is open. |
| Cursor | At cursor.com/automations, add a Scheduled trigger, the prompt, and Inbox Triage as an MCP tool. | Runs count as Cursor cloud agent usage. |
| n8n, Make, Zapier | Use a schedule trigger before your AI step. | See Connect Inbox Triage to Make, n8n, or Zapier. |
| Gemini, Copilot, Grok, and others | Ask each morning. Keep the prompt in a note so it is one paste. | We have not confirmed these can run Inbox Triage on a schedule. |
What is in the brief?
The brief is short, at most 12 lines. It can include:
- How many messages need you, across all your inboxes.
- VIPs who are waiting on you.
- Unread messages that look like a possible scam. Nothing is moved, so you check them.
- Snoozed mail that is due, and drafts you have not sent after 3 days.
- How your last inbox zero pass went, and how much older mail is left to catch up on.
There are morning, evening, and weekly versions. The weekly one also says what cleanup archived. During quiet hours, your AI interrupts you only when a VIP is waiting.
Is this the same as the 6 PM summary email?
No. The summary email comes from us and only counts what your AI apps did that day. You turn it on or off in Settings. See Your name, email, password, and emails from us. The brief comes from your AI app and tells you what needs you.
What if the scheduled brief does not run?
- Check that Inbox Triage is connected in the app that runs the schedule. For Claude Code routines, that is your claude.ai connectors.
- Run the prompt once by hand. If your AI says it cannot see Inbox Triage, see Why does my AI app not see Inbox Triage?
- If your plan cannot schedule, ask each morning instead.
Still stuck? Email help@getinboxtriage.com.